Card manufacturing machine, a card vending machine, and methods therefor

Abstract

A card vending machine for vending a card, responsive to the taste of a user, such as a playing card, a karuta or a tarot card employed for a game synthesizes an image ( 300 ) obtained by photographing an object (particularly the user) and an image ( 100 a to 100 d ) such as a mark of a playing card or a numeral and vends the same as a card.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A card manufacturing machine for manufacturing a card such as a playing card, a karuta or a tarot card employed for a game, comprising: 
       a photographing part for photographing an object;  
       a print part for printing an image obtained by said photographing; and  
       a game image necessary for a game selected by a user on said card, wherein said card includes;  
       a storage part for rewritably storing information, and  
       said card manufacturing machine comprises a writing part for writing information in said storage part.  
     
     
       2. The card manufacturing machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a selection part for making the user select a desired image from a plurality of images, wherein 
       said print part prints the image obtained by said photographing and said selected image on said card.  
     
     
       3. The card manufacturing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein said print part prints the image obtained by said photographing on one surface of said card and prints said selected image on another surface of said card. 
     
     
       4. A card vending machine comprising the card manufacturing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the card manufactured in said card manufacturing machine is vended upon payment of a price. 
     
     
       5. A card vending machine for vending a card such as a playing card, a karuta or a tarot card employed for a game, comprising: 
       a card manufacturing machine;  
       a print part printing an image responsive to the taste of a user and a game image necessary for a game selected by the user on said card, wherein said card include a storage part for rewritably storing information, and said card manufacturing machine comprises a writing part for writing information in said storage part.  
     
     
       6. A card manufacturing method utilizing a card manufacturing machine for manufacturing a card such as a playing card, a karuta or a tarot card employed for a game, comprising the steps of: 
       photographing an object;  
       selecting a desired image from a plurality of images; and  
       printing an image obtained by said photographing and a game image selected by a user on one surface of said card; wherein said card includes a storage part for rewritably storing information, and  
       a writing step of writing information in said storage part.  
     
     
       7. A card vending method including the card manufacturing method according to  claim 6 , wherein 
       a card manufactured by said card manufacturing method is vended upon payment of a price.  
     
     
       8. A card vending method for vending a card such as a playing card, a karuta or a tarot card employed for a game, including the card manufacturing method according to  claim 6 , further comprising the steps of: 
       printing an image responsive to the taste of a user and a game image selected by the user on said card.